UPDATE: Together 2012 brings RJD2, Dillon Francis, Photek and more to Boston

The Together Festival is back for a third year, running the week of April 2 - 8, primed to engulf Boston in an eclectic mix of live electronic music, art and tech. With artists such as Dillon Francis, ...

Other acts include Big Freedia, Break Science, Poirier, Todd Edwards and Phill Niblock. The festival hasn’t even rolled out its full lineup yet, but now is the time to snatch up those tickets. Based on the new lineup as well as from past years, (Trentmoller, Egyptrixx, and the crew from Ninja Tune) this festival is not to be missed. Tickets are on sale now.

Sponsored by Dig Publishing, Together will offer daytime activities including technology demonstrations, DJ classes, art installations, and discussion panels, in addition to the myriad of live music events.

In an interview last year with IndieAmbassador.com, David Day, co-founder of Together Boston, called the event a ‘union of the smaller scenes in Boston.’

“We realized all of the creativity going on needed a bigger stage,” Day, the creative director, as well as the editor-in-chief of DigBoston said. “If we don’t bring it out of the club, it’s just going to kind of disappear.”

Day, the Editor for the Weekly Dig, said he came up with the idea when he was covering electronic music for the publication years back.

“I see Together as a submarine surfacing,” he said. “There’s all this stuff going on and once a year, we’re going to bring it all up and now the city looks, and sees all this stuff going on.”

Page 2 of 2 - Shows will be spread out across many of Boston’s great live venues including Royale, Paradise Rock Club, Rise Nightclub, Great Scott and Brighton Music Hall.

This year, the Together Festival will also feature competitions for producers and DJs.

Participants for the Producer Competition are asked to remix music from this year’s featured artists Bad Rabbits, Win Win and Soul Clap. Remixes will be judged based on the skill and creativity in their use of the provided remix material. Winners will receive sweet gear--and some newfound recognition in Boston's EDM community.

For more on Together, to buy tickets or check out the full lineup and information on Together events, head over to www.togetherboston.com.